HPD Chief Susan Ballard learned of the incident after another police officer came forward. After an internal investigation, Ballard contacted the FBI. Tenari Maafala, president of SHOPO (State of Hawaii Police Officers Union), calls the allegations "serious." "I can only hope and pray for the sake of the ...

During the week of January 29, 2018, through February 4, 2018, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. So far this year, there have been 102 DUI arrests compared with 134 during the same period ...